Challenges in quantifying microbial gene expression in soil using quantitative reverse transcription real-time PCR

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 239-243

  Saleh Lakha, Saleema ^a   Shannon, Kelly E ^a   Goyer, Claudia ^b   Trevors, Jack T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b FREDERICTON RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Environment; Expression; Gene; Nucleic acids; QRT PCR; Soil

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA; RNA 16S;

BIOREMEDIATION; CULTURE OPTIMIZATION; DENITRIFICATION; DNA DETERMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC STABILITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; NITRIFICATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA EXTRACTION; SHORT SURVEY; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL MICROFLORA; SOIL PROPERTY;

GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 79955100229     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2011.03.007     Document Type: Short Survey

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